Hannah Vanbiber
Staff Editor at The Athletic
Staff Editor @TheAthletic. Pop culture at https://t.co/frCyrDxc52.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Hannah Vanbiber
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - the NBA's recently crowned regular-season MVP and Western Conference finals MVP - is the favorite to snag honors for NBA Finals MVP, too. And the odds aren't remotely close. Oklahoma City's Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) is sitting at -625 odds to win the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award, with the second favorite, Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton, squinting in the distance at +700.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Hannah Vanbiber
Caitlin Clark, no longer a rookie, is the favorite to win the WNBA MVP at +195 odds. Barely a hair's breadth behind her is three-time MVP A'ja Wilson (+200) and the Unrivaled league's inaugural MVP, Napheesa Collier (+250). After that, it's a lot of daylight before the next contender, Breanna Stewart at +1200. Liberty teammate Sabrina Ionescu rounds out the top five at +2500.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Hannah Vanbiber
With the WNBA's popularity soaring, and recent March Madness stars like No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers and No. 4 pick Kiki Iriafen entering the conversation, there's a lot to look forward to when the regular season tips off this Friday. The first two spots in the WNBA title odds appear to signal business as usual with the New York Liberty (+225) and Las Vegas Aces (+275) firmly in the lead.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Hannah Vanbiber
Churchill Downs has trademarked the Kentucky Derby as "the most exciting two minutes in sports." But, in the words of Louisville-born milliner Mary Julia Kaiser, "It's not just a two-minute moment for Louisville. It's a citywide season."School is canceled the Friday before race day, restaurants are slammed, hotel prices skyrocket and a thriving hat-making industry is churning out beautiful, painstaking work. For those in attendance, the Kentucky Derby is much more than just a race.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Hannah Vanbiber
There's this insider-y feeling that comes with attending certain sporting events for the first time. It happens when you discover a particular tradition unique to that sport, stadium or team. Whether it's your first seventh-inning stretch as a child or your first taste of a Mint Julep at Churchill Downs as an adult, these little rituals or tokens make each event feel larger than the sport itself. They create a culture.
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Wait, no disrespect, but has anyone thought about the chart-topping potential of a Taylor Swift Courtroom Era album?? Tracklist could include: “I Can Do It With a Broken Gavel”?! “Look What You Made Me SUE”!? “Bad Blood (Courtroom Version)”!!! Is this anything?
Doing the LeBron "Can't believe this my life!" after talking to the GOAT Simone Biles yesterday.
@Simone_Biles and Jonathan Owens (@jjowens_3) in the house! She talked about her leading role at the #KentuckyDerby and her next stage of life: Work in the foster care system. "Knowing the kids are heard and seen and believed in is my number one goal right now." 🫶 https://t.co/JSiZD6tUNi
Xavier Legette, you’re a star! Interviewing Legette took me back to my southern roots with that accent 😍
"I think Chunk of gold gonna do it. He's the underdog in this race, so I think he's gonna do it." Xavier Legette is all in on a cowboy look at the #KentuckyDerby and has thoughts on the Derby and the Panthers' NFL season. https://t.co/D6s9vvw6pE
